PCS vice-president Ewon Ebin, who was a former science, technology and innovation minister under the Barisan Nasional government, spoke on behalf of the party leaders.

Ebin said that their decision followed pressure from members and the party grassroots questioning the direction of the party.

“The decision to resign was done with a heavy heart as we all used to love PCS. But we have to move on,” the Supreme Council member said in a statement here today.

“PCS fared badly during the Sabah elections last year. Since then, there have been no communications or party meetings between Supreme Council members, divisional committees, youth and women wings.”

Among other Supreme Council members who chose to resign were Amru Abdul Kadir, who is also an elected vice-president, Kalakau Untol, Herman Tiongsoh, Norbert Chin Chuan Siong and Denis Gimpah.

They were among the members who were elected during the party’s biennial general meeting (BGM) in July 2020.

Former PCS Supreme Council members (2018-2020), including former divisional coordinators and leaders as well as central committee members of both the women and youth wings also left the party today.

According to Ebin, the party divisions were supposed to be re-organised, from the state constituency to parliamentary levels, as decided and approved during the BGM last year.

“But it was not carried out, thus the party had no divisions nor any sense of direction.”

Additionally, he said new membership forms were not processed, adding the party did not hold any activities to communicate with the members and grassroots at the divisional level.

As a result, several PCS Supreme Council members, divisional heads and ordinary members had also decided to resign from the party before this to join other parties.

Anifah won the party’s presidency uncontested in July 2020. PCS, however, lost all the 73 seats it contested in last year’s state elections.